{"id":8938,"date":"2026-02-21T21:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8938"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:45:47","slug":"fans-melt-as-alysa-lius-father-steals-the-show-seconds-after-her-historic-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8938","title":{"rendered":"Fans Melt As Alysa Liu\u2019s Father Steals The Show Seconds After Her Historic Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-59066\" class=\"post-59066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-center in-article-placed1703381\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><main class=\"ArticleDefaultLayout_main__EFcRp\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"ArticleDefaultLayout_content__3O_7A\">\n<div class=\"ArticleDefaultLayout_contentWrapper__dzgEU\">\n<article class=\"PostContent_articleBody__FR8Mb meteredContent\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">American figure skater Alysa Liu became a viral sensation on Thursday after winning gold in the women\u2019s singles figure skating final at the 2026 Milano Cortina\u00a0Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">She won her second gold medal of the event and became the first American woman to win singles gold in figure skating since 2002.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Liu delivered one of the best performances of her career, holding off silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Ami Nakai, both from Japan. She also earned some praise for celebrating Nakai\u2019s third-place accomplishment more than her own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock_container__ioAu0\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock_imageContainer__OPxoe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"11558354\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 1536px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 640w, https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=750&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 1000w, https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 1200w, https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=1360&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 1360w, https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262541693.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=80&amp;webp=1 1600w\" alt=\"Olympic figure skating gold medalist Alysa Liu\" width=\"5867\" height=\"3911\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock_caption__LM1HX\">\n<div class=\"Caption_content__RJU2J custom-clamp\"><span class=\"Caption_text___bgAu\">Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team United States poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Women\u2019s Single Skating on day thirteen of the Milano\u2026<\/span><span class=\"Caption_actions__x4miK\"><button class=\"Caption_button__CXVWy\" type=\"button\">Read More<\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">But she wasn\u2019t the only member of her family going viral on social media. Liu\u2019s dad Arthur also drew some attention on social media for his immediate reaction to his daughter\u2019s triumphant moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">A video of Arthur clapping and celebrating Liu\u2019s win while gripping an American flag started making the rounds on social media, garnering half a million views along with nearly 40,000 likes on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Fans praised Arthur for not only supporting his daughter but unashamedly representing the United States.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Embed_embedWrapper__rftvU  embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsweek&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2024695662529421695&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsports%2Ffans-love-what-alysa-lius-dad-did-immediately-after-she-won-olympic-gold-11558149&amp;sessionId=35d9b4aae1d2e73e4625bfae4f7ea7369300434b&amp;siteScreenName=newsweek&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2024695662529421695\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cI love this!!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f60d.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude0d\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f60d.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude0d\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f338.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf38\" \/>\u00a0there\u2019s nothing that beats support from the family,\u201d one fan stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cAbsolutely heartwarming\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" \/>\u00a0seeing Alysa Liu\u2019s father celebrate her gold with the American flag is pure pride and joy.. a moment to remember!\u201d another fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cHer performance was amazing and what a beautiful moment for the family!!\u201d a third posted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cWhat a heartwarming moment! You can really feel the pride radiating from him. Alysa truly deserves this!\u201d one user remarked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cThe moment you make one shill\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f1fa-1f1f8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" \/>\u00a0A father is proud of his daughter There is no greater feeling than this\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f947.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd47\" \/>,\u201d another user exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Arthur\u2019s support of the U.S. has been a much-talked about topic over the last several weeks during the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Born in\u00a0China, Arthur emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 25.\u00a0It\u2019s been reported\u00a0that China allegedly targeted Liu and Arthur in a spy operation ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics \u2014 further putting a spotlight on them and Liu\u2019s representing the U.S. in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/main>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American figure skater Alysa Liu became a viral sensation on Thursday after winning gold in the women\u2019s singles figure skating final at the 2026 Milano Cortina\u00a0Olympics. 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